Gender differences in attitudes towards eating behaviors;Feminidad, masculinidad, androginidad y trastornos del hábito del comer

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 964-975

  Behar A, Rosa ^a   De La Barrera C, Mónica ^a   Michelotti C, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Eating disorders; Gender identity; Sex role

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036728950     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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